"You don't," Aleph said coldly, "but I do."
The hall suddenly fell silent.
The speaker was momentarily struck dumb. "But, Your Highness, you..."
"If my sister can do it, why can't I?"
Aleph stood up from his seat and looked around the hall. "...The sons and daughters of the King of Sand, there's no one who doesn't dare to stand up at this time... And the Istania people, there's no one who doesn't dare to give their lives for friends, have you all forgotten? This is the kingdom of the desert, where your ancestors' honor is still adhered to by some—aren't you all looking down on the Penelope Family, thinking today's royal household is nothing but nouveau riche."
"Don't be hypocritical and deny it, let me say it for you. But look at yourselves, compared to us, you are nothing but a bunch of cowardly weaklings."
